The Greek root biblio, used in words such as bibliography and bibliophile, means this word in English.
What is books
100
This class is the lowest of the five classes in the World Society.
What are epsilons?
100
This famous American poet requested that all of her poems be burned on death.
Who is Emily Dickinson
100
With an estimated population of 2.5 million, this city is the modern capital of Brazil.
What is Brasília
100
Identify the following error in this sentence: The students, gracious in form and quick in wit, is guaranteed to succeed in life.
What is Subject-Verb Agreement
200
The Greek root hex, used in words such as hexagon and hexameter, means this word in English.
What is six
200
This soldier is known for his lecherous activities and is eventually suffocated by a cat.
Who is Hungry Joe
200
This period in poetry is characterized by its emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as the glorification of the past and nature.
What is the Romantic Period
200
This law states that as long as the temperature and mass is constant, the absolute pressure of a gas will be inversely proportional to the volume it occupies.
What is Boyle’s Law
200
When mentioning the title of a poem, one should use this form of punctuation mark.
What is a Quotation Mark
300
The Latin root mut, used in words such as immutable and mutant, means this word in English.
What is change
300
This devious soldier marries Lydia Bennett, much to Elizabeth’s dismay.
Who is Mr. Wickham
300
Written by famous American-British poet T.S. Eliot, this poem begins “Let us go then, you and I,”
What is The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
300
Originally beginning as a Muslim rebellion, fighting soon degenerated into a bloody ten year conflict between the Soviet Union and this country.
What is Afghanistan
300
Identify the following error in this sentence: Driving like a maniac, the deer was hit and killed.
What is Misplaced Modifier
400
The Greek root poli, used in words such as metropolis and politics, means this word in English.
What is city
400
This man is the World Controller for London and explains the World Society to John.
Who is Mustapha Mond
400
William Blake’s “The Tyger” uses this form of meter. For example, “Tyger Tyger, burning bright,/In the forests of the night; ”
What is Trochaic Tetrameter
400
From the Beastie Boys’ fourth album III Communication, this song has a cameo in the film Star Trek.
What is Sabotage
400
This grammatical mood is used to describe wishes, emotions, possibilities, judgments, opinions, obligations, or actions that have not yet occurred.
What is the Subjunctive Mood
500
The Latin root retro, used in words such as retroactive and retrograde, means this word in English.
What is back or backward
500
By the end of Catch-22, Colonel Cathcart requires his soldiers to fly this many missions.
What is eighty
500
The lines “Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? /Thou art more lovely and more temperate:”are from this famous Shakespeare sonnet.
What is Sonnet 18
500
This law implies that in any junction an electrical circuit, the sum of currents flowing into that node is equal to the sum of currents flowing out of that node.
What is Kirchhoff’s Current Law
500
Complete the following sentence with the correct idiomatic preposition. Good students will strive _____ excellence in their work.